HOW DO I JOIN?

AFGE Local 704
77 W. Jackson Blvd. Rm. 409
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3511
Ph:(312) 886-3575 Fax:(312) 886-3582 http://www.afgelocal704.org
...Serving U.S. EPA Region 5 Bargaining Unit Employees


To join Local 704, interested parties must first meet membership eligibility requirements. Upon meeting the criteria for membership, interested individuals must then complete and submit a form 1187 to the Local 704 President or Treasurer.

There are 3 ways to do this.

(1) Complete and submit the form on-line;

(2) Download and print the form from the website, complete the form, and hand deliver or mail the form to the union office, the President, or the Treasurer; or

(3) Pick-up a form from the union office or from other union members, complete the form, and hand deliver or mail the form to the union office, the President, or the Treasurer.

Upon receipt of a completed form, the Treasurer or the President approves the application. The Treasurer then forwards the approved application to the USEPA Region 5 Resources Management Division where the comptroller's branch staff enters the information into the headquarters payroll computer system. The Human Resources Branch files the application after sending a hard copy to Headquarters for verification. Headquarters then processes all the information for payroll deductions. It usually takes about 2 pay periods before the payroll deductions begin.

The National Union office also receives a copy of the form and processes it. The National Union Office assigns each member a number and transmits a membership card. Each member will receive a membership card in the mail which may take a while.

Membership coverage and representation as a dues-paying member begins informally once the union receives the 1187. However, official coverage begins on the first day that the payroll deductions start. Members must have their union ID number to access member areas of the AFGE National and Local 704 web pages.